Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise exports in India
India: Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise exports was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 237 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2022
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in India, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 1.8% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in India peaked at 1.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places India 18th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise exports in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 59.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 1.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0%, 62.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 16 Singapore 2.1% compare
- 17 Switzerland 1.8% compare
- 19 Russian Federation 1.8% compare
- 19 Russia 1.8% compare
- 21 Spain 1.7% compare
More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in India?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in India was 1.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does India rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- India ranks 18th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise exports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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